On 10/2/2013 9:28 AM, John C Klensin wrote:
After reading the description at the link cited above and
assuming that "Historic" is actually intended, I wonder,
procedurally, whether a move to Historic without document other
than in the tracker is an appropriate substitute for the
publication of an Applicability Statement that says "not
recommended" and that explains, at least in the level of detail
of the tracker entry, why using ADSP is a bad idea.
This suggestion has the dual potential benefits of being inefficient and
ineffective.
If a spec is Historic, it is redundant to say not recommended. As in,
duh...
Even better is that an applicability statement is merely another place
for the potential implementer to fail to look and understand.
Anyone who fails to understand the implications of Historic (or fails to
find the correct status) is not going to be better at finding and
understanding an applicability statement.
ADSP is only worthy of a small effort, to correct its status, to reflect
its current role in Internet Mail. Namely, its universal non-use within
email filtering.
d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net